Gilded Cage of Grime

Intro: Low, distorted bass growl with the sound of a heavy sliding bolt locking)

The shadows stretch like fingers down the hallway of this house

I’m the hunter in the darkness, you’re my trembling little mouse

I saw you smile at the barista, saw the way he caught your eye

So I brought you home to silence, where the world goes out to die

Your wrists are bruised like sunsets where I gripped you in the rain

I’m the only one who loves you, I’m the author of your pain

I’ve burned your old scrapbooks, I’ve deleted every friend

In this sanctuary of iron, we’re together 'til the end.

Don’t look at the window, don’t pray for the dawn

The boy that you used to be is withered and gone

I’ll break every bone just to set them back right

You’re my beautiful prisoner, my ghost in the night.

My king in the ruins, my brother in blood

I’ll bury your spirit beneath the black mud

If I can’t possess every breath that you take

I’ll crush every rib just to feel your heart break

It’s M-L-M: My Lethal Mistake

A love like a coffin, a bond you can’t shake.

(Tempo shifts: Fast, aggressive syncopation over a double-kick drum beat)

Yo, look at the monitor, look at the screen

I’m trackin’ your heartbeat, I’m part of the machine

GPS on the whip, hidden mics in the wall

I’m the net at the bottom just to watch you fall

You think that you’re slick? Tryna pack up a bag?

I’m the ghost in the static, I’m the weight in the drag

I’m a god in this bedroom, a devil in the hall

I’ll make you feel tiny so I can feel tall

No exits, no entries, no "peace out," no "bye"

You’re a moth in a jar, I’m the light in your sky

Talkin’ back gets you leveled, lookin’ down gets you more

I’m the lock on the ceiling and the trap in the floor!

(Slower, heavy sludge metal riff)

Cry for me...

Bleed for me...

Tell me you’ll never leave...

(Growled scream)

YOU’RE MINE TO DECEIVE!

I trace the scars I gave you with a shaking, tender hand

You’re the only soul who’s ever forced to understand

That my love is an addiction, a disease without a cure

I’ll keep you stained and broken just to keep your spirit pure

The neighbors hear the music, but they never hear your screams

I’ve colonised your head-space, I’m the monster in your dreams.

(Guitar feedback whining)

Go on, try to run.

The leash is only so long.

I like it when you struggle...

It reminds me that you’re still here.

With me.

Only me.

(Silence)